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Arora, R (1997) Role and influence of emerging social dynamics in decisions on investment opportunities in construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Bhattacharya, S (2011) Enablers of growth for construction companies in India: a strategic approach, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Chaphalkar, N B (2007) Expert system for resolution of delay claims in construction contracts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Deshpande, S D (1988) Some facility planning techniques for construction site layouts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Jayesh, M P (2020) Inter-state migration for employment in India: a study on construction workers in Kerala, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Jha, K N (2004) Factors for the success of a construction project: empirical study, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Johari, S (2021) Effect of socioemotional cognitive, and technical competencies of workers on construction labor productivity, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kar, S (2021) Developing a decision support system for effective material management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Karimi, Z (2016) Construction project performance metrics: conceptualization, measurement and application in metro rail, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kuldip, C (1989) OR applications in strategic sector constructions with capital budgeting, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kulshrestha, M (1997) Total Value Control in Construction through Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kumar, R (2020) Risk management framework for construction projects aligned to actualities, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kumar, S V (2019) Identification and modelling of risk factors, mitigation measures, and entry strategies for Indian construction firms in international markets, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Kumar, V S S (1993) Application of fuzzy set theory in construction management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Maddah, R (2019) An analysis of risks faced by foreign construction firms in India and their effect on project performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Mathur, R N (1986) Perception of quality of working life and the related factors: a study of women workers in construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Mujumdar, P (2017) Modeling design interdependency and iteration for multiple two-way information exchanges in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: construction firms; construction project; highway; specifications; building design; feedback; designer; stakeholder; information exchange; beeline diagramming method; multiple-domain matrix; Markov chain
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- URL: http://eprint.iitd.ac.in/handle/2074/7489
- Abstract:
Planning for any design phase in a construction project involves several entities such as teams, components, activities or parameters along with their corresponding information dependencies. The design process had been generally defined as the continuous exchange of information across numerous designers and stakeholders until the specifications and requirements are met. When these information exchanges occur along the feedback cycles or loops, it is termed as design iteration. In general, the information exchanges traversing within and across several design entities in any direction throughout the design phase are referred in assorted ways such as interdependent, overlaps, two-way information exchanges, bidirectional multiple linkages. In this study, these information exchanges are referred as interdependent. This interdependency and iteration occurring due to the multiple two-way information exchanges are unavoidable in any design phase. It is also a well-known fact that when these interdependencies and iterations are not planned properly, unnecessary rework, repetition, revision or redesign may occur. Hence, the objective of this study is to model these interdependencies and iterations while planning a design phase. To achieve this objective, an integrated BDM-MDM framework was proposed as a solution to capture and to evaluate the interdependency-iteration. Initially, the interdependent entities are planned to be modeled using the BDM (Beeline Diagramming Method). The BDM is an extension of the PDM (Precedence Diagramming Method) concept and is a potential technique to capture multiple information exchanges that can traverse in any direction. Subsequently, the MDM (Multiple-Domain Matrix) is utilized to represent the iteration and also to determine the sequence of execution. Here, the MDM is chosen owing to its efficiency to represent information dependencies within and across multiple entities. Then, the appropriate execution sequence is determined using Markov Chain by evaluating the blocks. The proposed problem-solution concept is applied on a four-lane highway design case through extensive data collected from twelve participating design teams. Approximately eight months of continuous interactions and discussions are done with the twelve teams for collecting the required case data. Further, the proposed concepts are illustrated also with a six-storey structural steel building design case and are finally reviewed with the design experts. This application and illustration revealed that there is huge potential for applying this concept to construction projects. For the construction firms to adopt this practice, implementation of the proposed approach to industry is discussed. A prototype tool in MATLAB (Matrix Laboratory) is developed as the software implementation to automate the calculations.
Padala, S P S (2020) Matrix-based framework for modeling changes across multiple entity types in construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Pandey, P (2019) Lean scheduling in construction projects: realistic milestone planning, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Panwar, A (2019) Development of a many-objective model based on NSGA-III for construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Patel, D A (2015) Estimating the number of fatal accidents and investigating the determinants of safety performance in indian construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Patil, S K (2016) Determining influencing factors and predicting dispute outcome of variation claims in Indian construction contracts/ by Smita Krishnarao Patil, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Sharma, R (1998) Organizational role stress:focus on executives of construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Sinesilassie, E G (2017) Determinants of success of public construction projects in Ethiopia, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Sundaram, T K (1989) Contract management: a rational approach to construction contract pricing, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Tabish, S Z S (2011) Critical success factors and fair performance in public construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Tripathi, K K (2018) Critical success factors for construction organizations in India, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.